Businesses which rely on Queensland’s vocational education
and training (VET) system to skill their current and future
employees will no doubt be wondering what all the changes in
this space will mean for them. Read more.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) is
urging the Federal Government to provide detail quickly and
efficiently so that businesses, particularly those in
regional Queensland, can plan their workforce and be certain
that they have the access to the skilled workers they need. Read more.

CCIQ is excited to announce that it is joining with the
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the
Queensland Minister for Education, Training and Employment
to encourage employers to think ‘Employ Outside the Box’
in order to meet their workforce needs. Read more.

CCIQ (Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland) is
backing the recommendations of the Queensland Skills and
Training Taskforce for vocational education and training
reforms and is pleased by the State Government’s
announcement today that it will support the bulk of
Taskforce’s report. Read more.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) welcomes
the Commonwealth Government commitment to $1.75 billion over
the next five years to further ongoing reforms to the
national training system. Read more.

Queensland’s education and training system must be
reformed to deliver a world-class workforce which meets
businesses’ needs, according to a new report by Chamber of
Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ). Read more.

Legislation was passed in Parliament last month to establish
a Queensland Skills Commission. The Commission, to be known
as Skills Queensland, will use industry advice to help
ensure growing skills demand could be filled by
Queenslanders Read more.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) today
welcomed the government’s announcement of a Queensland
natural disaster skills response and suggested that it will
go a long way to restoring Queensland business’ ability to
continue hosting apprentices and trainees. Read more.

Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) today
welcomed Federal Government initiatives to reduce red tape
and streamline the hiring of skilled migrant workers for the
resources sector, but warned against excluding other
industries from the benefits of these initiatives. Read more.